Inversion Space
Senior Structural Design Engineer
Inversion Space, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90096
Senior Structural Design Engineer
Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth Who We Are: Eras of humanity can often be defined by a dominant transportation mode - horse-drawn chariots, ocean-going boats, or aircraft. A small group of people spurred these rigorously focused on building technology to achieve faster access to more of the world. We seek to usher in a new era of humanity defined by universal access to the whole globe, free of borders and the presence of a routine way from space to Earth. To do this, we are building highly maneuverable re-entry vehicles that can loiter in orbit before precision landing back on Earth. What You'll Do: The structural design engineer will lead the development of a multipurpose reentry vehicle payload bay. This is a unique opportunity to work on the early stages of a novel reentry vehicle while allowing your creativity to define mission architecture. Inversion is currently building a Missions Team with the payload being a focal point. This role will develop the payload bay of a reentry vehicle based on customer feedback, industry standards, and innovative concepts. On a day-to-day basis, you will work with the engineering team, business development, and mission management to come up with ideas to accommodate payloads for a range of missions, both commercial and defense-related. The role will involve researching potential payloads, designing payload bay concepts, defining environmental loading, and pursuing the design through manufacture, test, and launch. Required Qualifications: Minimum of bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers, designing and building space-flight hardware Strong mechanical design skills related to mechanisms, packaging, high-load environments, and user interface Familiarity with CAD software Creative package design experience to meet a range of customer needs Comfortable with all aspects of a program, taking a design from concept through launch Typically 6+ years applicable experience (open to experience in fields other than aerospace) Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills. This position is onsite at Inversion HQ in Playa Vista, CA. Desired Qualifications: Master's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field 8+ years applicable experience (open to experience in fields other than aerospace) Familiarity with design and test standards such as SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-810H, and launch vehicle payload user's guides Prior experience in design and test of qualified space-flight hardware The California annual base salary for this role is currently $140,000-$180,000. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.
Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth Who We Are: Eras of humanity can often be defined by a dominant transportation mode - horse-drawn chariots, ocean-going boats, or aircraft. A small group of people spurred these rigorously focused on building technology to achieve faster access to more of the world. We seek to usher in a new era of humanity defined by universal access to the whole globe, free of borders and the presence of a routine way from space to Earth. To do this, we are building highly maneuverable re-entry vehicles that can loiter in orbit before precision landing back on Earth. What You'll Do: The structural design engineer will lead the development of a multipurpose reentry vehicle payload bay. This is a unique opportunity to work on the early stages of a novel reentry vehicle while allowing your creativity to define mission architecture. Inversion is currently building a Missions Team with the payload being a focal point. This role will develop the payload bay of a reentry vehicle based on customer feedback, industry standards, and innovative concepts. On a day-to-day basis, you will work with the engineering team, business development, and mission management to come up with ideas to accommodate payloads for a range of missions, both commercial and defense-related. The role will involve researching potential payloads, designing payload bay concepts, defining environmental loading, and pursuing the design through manufacture, test, and launch. Required Qualifications: Minimum of bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers, designing and building space-flight hardware Strong mechanical design skills related to mechanisms, packaging, high-load environments, and user interface Familiarity with CAD software Creative package design experience to meet a range of customer needs Comfortable with all aspects of a program, taking a design from concept through launch Typically 6+ years applicable experience (open to experience in fields other than aerospace) Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills. This position is onsite at Inversion HQ in Playa Vista, CA. Desired Qualifications: Master's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field 8+ years applicable experience (open to experience in fields other than aerospace) Familiarity with design and test standards such as SMC-S-016, MIL-STD-810H, and launch vehicle payload user's guides Prior experience in design and test of qualified space-flight hardware The California annual base salary for this role is currently $140,000-$180,000. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.